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Fast Food Cooks Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of fast food cooks in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fast food cooks in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Fast Food Cooks in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,510
25th Percentile Wage
$22,880
50th Percentile Wage
$25,440
75th Percentile Wage
$29,150
90th Percentile Wage
$31,460

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fast food cooks in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $31,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,510.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fast food cooks from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$25,440
2.40% 10.61%
2016
$24,830
0.72% -
2015
$24,650
3.41% -
2014
$23,810
1.18% -
2013
$23,530
3.36% -
2012
$22,740
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Table 2. Compare Fast Food Cooks Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $25,440 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for fast food cooks in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of fast food cooks in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 32.6 percent (32.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$37,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$37,440
Napa
$35,610
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$35,330
Vallejo-Fairfield
$34,910
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$34,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$34,400
Salinas
$34,360
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$34,310
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$34,120
Yuba City
$33,380
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$33,380
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,370
Hanford-Corcoran
$33,360
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$33,350
Modesto
$33,290
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$33,230
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,160
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,080
Stockton
$31,940
Bakersfield-Delano
$31,360
Redding
$31,270
El Centro
$31,230
Chico
$31,160
Merced
$31,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$31,040
Fresno
$31,030
Visalia-Porterville
$30,840
Madera-Chowchilla
$30,730
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$25,440
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$23,860
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,410
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,320
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$23,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$23,110
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$22,600
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$20,360
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$19,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$18,930